Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Yankee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Yankee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Yankee is located in Clear Creek County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clear Creek County: Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Park & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Yankee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yankee:
- Clear Creek County (The home county of Yankee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Alice
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Saint Mary's
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Idaho Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Silver Plume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Adams County
- Westminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Eldora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Former names for Eldora:
- El Dora
- Eldorado
- Eldora has also been known as:
- Happy Valley
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Nederland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
- Pinecliffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Wondervu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Crescent Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Ward
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Eldorado Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wallstreet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
- Salina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Broomfield County
- Broomfield Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- American City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Russell Gulch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Rollinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Winter Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fraser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Coal Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Bergen Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Kittredge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brook Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Idledale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Applewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- West Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pleasant View
- East Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Weller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weller is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Shawnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Dillon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Silverthorne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildernest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yankee, see our County-by-County Page for Yankee.
Cemeteries Near Yankee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yankee.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Yankee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yankee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Dumont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bald Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Empire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <2>
- Old Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Georgetown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Georgetown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Old Georgetown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722258 <2>
- Alvarado Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <2>
- Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Foresters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Men Lodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Missouri City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Yankee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yankee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yankee, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.
- Lawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Dumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Gulch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idaho Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Rollinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Silver Plume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yankee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yankee.
Newspapers Published in Yankee ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yankee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yankee, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yankee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Yankee:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Clear Creek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Park County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yankee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yankee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |